Background

Mr. William H. Kling, known as Bill, co-founded Skyword Inc. and served as Chairman. Mr. Kling served as Chief Executive Officer and President of American Public Media Group from 2000 to June 2011. He served as President of Minnesota Public Radio since 1966. Since 1987, he serves as President of the Greenspring Company and its Chief Executive Officer. He was an incorporator and founding Director of National Public Radio and the founding Chair and President of Public ... Radio International. Mr. Kling serves as Chairman of Smallcap World Fund, Inc. He serves as Second Vice Chairman of Southern California Public Radio. He has been Member of Advisory Board at Investment Company of America since 1985. He has been Trustee of EuroPacific Growth Fund since 1987. He serves as a Director of The Wenger Corporation, AT&T Cable of St. Paul, and The Capital Group, and a trustee of the New Economy Fund. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for the JL Foundation in California. He served as Director of Irwin Financial Corp., since 1992 and Minnesota Public Radio since 1972. He served as Director of The Travelers Companies, Inc., from April 1, 2004 to may 3, 2005. He served as Director of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., since July 11, 1989. He served as Director of Greenspring Company. He served as a trustee of the Minnesota Orchestra. He has been recognized as one of the 100 influential Minnesotans of the 20th Century by the Minneapolis StarTribune and as one of the Twin Citians who have made outstanding contributions to the Twin Cities by Twin Cities Magazine. He was inducted into the Minnesota Museum of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame. Mr. Kling holds a BA in Economics from St John's University and completed graduate studies at the Graduate School of Communication Arts at Boston University in 1966.

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